Cash to Classrooms Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2836 To prohibit States from utilizing a funding formula for public schools that is based on calculating the average daily attendance of students over a State-determined period of time. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 25, 2023 Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit States from utilizing a funding formula for public schools that is based on calculating the average daily attendance of students over a State-determined period of time. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cash to Classrooms 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2836.IH H2836 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2836 IH (1) Only 7 State governments use a funding 1 formula for public schools reliant on calculating the 2 average number of students in seats in district 3 schools calculated over a State-determined period of 4 time. 5 (2) Multiple studies show that average daily at- 6 tendance formulas are more susceptible to absentee- 7 ism issues and can result in significantly decreased 8 funding for certain schools. 9 (3) Many schools who suffer from chronic ab- 10 senteeism serve socioeconomically disadvantaged 11 groups, such as low income and minority students. 12 (4) Under average daily attendance formulas, 13 schools who serve disadvantaged groups who are 14 more likely to suffer higher rates of absenteeism lose 15 more funding than other schools, which creates a 16 lack of resources to address absenteeism. 17 SEC. 3. PROHIBITING THE USE OF AVERAGE DAILY AT- 18 TENDANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING 19 FORMULAS. 20 No State shall utilize a funding formula for public 21 schools that is based on calculating the average daily at- 22 tendance of students over a State-determined period of 23 time. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:57 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2836.IH H2836 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS